CHICO — Tanner Hughes has been flinging passes to Caleb Cooley all season.

The senior duo for the Pleasant Valley High football team have a bond that began in their days playing Pop Warner football. They’ve grown into good friends off the field and on the field. Hughes’ said his goal is simply “to find No. 4” — Cooley’s jersey number.

But the Hughes and Cooley tandem may seem like a familiar pairing to some and that’s because back in 2015, older brothers Brandt Hughes and Jordan Cooley were mainstays for the Vikings.

It’s much like deja vu as the standout Viking younger siblings take the field Friday night in the 48th Almond Bowl, the annual rivalry matchup between PV and Chico High. The game kicks off at 7:30 at Chico High’s Panther Stadium. It’ll be the last Almond Bowl appearance for both Tanner Hughes and Caleb Cooley.

“Me and Jordan have already been talking a little bit,” Caleb Cooley said. “I know he’s right on my side and he wants me to do good.”

Vikings head coach Mark Cooley, also Jordan and Caleb’s father, has seen first-hand the similarities between the siblings.

“(Jordan and Caleb) are two peas in a pod,” Mark Cooley said. “I think younger brother really saw how older brother attacked things and he’s doing the exact same thing.”

Caleb and Jordan Cooley are two years apart but had similar Almond Bowl performances.

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Jordan Cooley, former running back for the Vikings, rushed for 71 yards and one touchdown, a score in the fourth quarter that led to a 13-6 victory in the Almond Bowl during his junior year in 2015. Jordan Cooley missed the Almond Bowl his senior year due to injury.

Last year, in his first Almond Bowl, Caleb Cooley, a wide receiver, caught three catches for 71 yards.

“They’re pretty tight. It’s cool to see,” Mark Cooley said. “Older brother is there on the sidelines at every single game and really trying to help him out and talk to him. It’s fun to watch.”

As for the Hughes brothers, both are quarterbacks and both have a knack for leading the offense.

“They’re both very, very intelligent at the quarterback position,” Mark Cooley said. “Brandt was pretty quiet but he got in the huddle he commanded the huddle. Tanner is a little more boisterous, funny in class, and he commands the huddle the same way that Brandt did.”

The pair also shared similar stat lines for the Almond Bowl. In 2015, Brandt Hughes completed 8 of 17 passes for 88 yards and one interception in the Almond Bowl. During last year’s Almond Bowl, Tanner Hughes completed 7 of 24 passes for 96 yards and one interception.

But, the Vikings were defeated by crosstown rival Chico High 23-3 last season.

“Compared to a regular game, the Almond Bowl is crazy,” Tanner Hughes said. “I just want to match Brandt and get a win.”

Brandt Hughes, now the quarterback for the Butte College football team, recalled being nervous prior to the Almond Bowl. But he had some advice for his younger brother, don’t try to do too much.

“That was one of the points of emphasis when I was playing. Don’t try to do everything. Stay within yourself,” Brandt Hughes said. “Lead the other guys and calm everybody down.”